Conn. delegation to speak on Newtown anniversary

Reps. Elizabeth Esty, Rosa DeLauro, John Larson, Joe Courtney and Jim Himes, all Democrats, are scheduled to address their colleagues on Thursday morning.

By the Associated Press

The Bulletin

By the Associated Press

Posted Jun. 13, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated Jun 13, 2013 at 1:10 PM

By the Associated Press

Posted Jun. 13, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated Jun 13, 2013 at 1:10 PM

Hartford, Conn.

Members of Connecticut's congressional delegation are commemorating the upcoming six-month anniversary of the school shooting in Newtown with speeches on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Reps. Elizabeth Esty, Rosa DeLauro, John Larson, Joe Courtney and Jim Himes, all Democrats, are scheduled to address their colleagues on Thursday morning.

They are expected to renew their call for federal action on enhanced background checks for gun purchases, a proposal that failed to receive enough support in the Senate back in April despite public support.

Other House Democrats are also expected to speak, including House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer.

Efforts to pass federal legislation were prompted by the Dec. 14 massacre of 20 first-grade children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School.